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Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ծիր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 459ab
Old Armenian
Etymology 1
A Georgian-Zan borrowing: compare Georgianწირი(c̣iri, “line”), წრე(c̣re, “circle”), წერა(c̣era, “to write”) and see the latter for more.
Ačaṙean, Hračʻeay (1973) “ծիր”, in Hayerēn armatakan baṙaran [Armenian Etymological Dictionary] (in Armenian), 2nd edition, a reprint of the original 1926–1935 seven-volume edition, volume II, Yerevan: University Press, page 459ab
Awetikʻean, G., Siwrmēlean, X., Awgerean, M. (1836–1837) “ծիր”, in Nor baṙgirkʻ haykazean lezui [New Dictionary of the Armenian Language] (in Old Armenian), Venice: S. Lazarus Armenian Academy